Motherwise Cracks

It’s the in-between holiday lull, that time when it’s not quite back to normal before the New Year’s celebrations begin. God only knows how I got daughters who are very organized. They picked up the first floor after our Scrapbooking party last night and when I woke up, other than the inch of dust still [...]

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I just read a columnists take on rudeness. She thinks it’s because we have lost empathy for each other, and she wrote a very nice piece about it. She goes on to explain that she thinks we don’t understand or care how it makes the other person feel when we are rude. But I think [...]

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My son is back at his college dorm and once again, I am afraid to look in his room. One glance can bring on a deep depression, as deep as the pile of dirty clothes hiding 75% of his floor space. The thought of attacking it is akin to climbing Mt. Everest and I think [...]

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Yesterday my daughter and I went to a dermatologist office and got photos taken that show sun damage on your face. While in line, the woman in front of us began chatting and after some talk asked if I was the “older sister”. I just about bust a gut from the look on my daughter’s [...]

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Tonight I tried my first Zumba class. It was only $5 which was a lot cheaper than the DVD set I was going to order. And it was fun. I will say nothing about the bag of chocolate chip cookies staring at me from the table next to me. It’s like snacks follow me like [...]

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See my sippy cups? I can’t get myself to throw them out and the thought came to me the other day while I was setting out our lunch. They might come in handy once again when the hubs and I get on and have old-age hand tremors. Who wants to be the old couple in [...]

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I almost bought another pair of black shoes with a strap and buckle today. I must have a thing for black slides with a buckle because I almost got another pair until I remembered that I already have three. The third pair I totally forgot I had until I was looking in my closet for [...]

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Just finished reading “Emptying the Nest” by Brad E. Sachs this weekend. It’s what prompted me to look around at my clutter from the kids over the years. As my nest is just about empty, I realized that while it’s empty of the kids, it’s full of the remnants of their childhood. As I desperately cling [...]

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